OLIVIA CLIFTON-BLIGH

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Exhibitions


2018: currently
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​Tanya Baxter Contemporary
London
The Kings Road Gallery,
436 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
tanyabaxtercontemporary.com
Established and emerging european and asian artists, sculptors and painters, with bronze sculptures by Olivia Clifton-Bligh.
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Messums Wiltshire
Tisbury
Messums Wiltshire 
Place Farm, Court Street, Tisbury, Salisbury SP3 6LW
www.messumswiltshire.com
01747 445 042
Opening hours:
Wednesday - Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
Modern and contemporary art in two spectacular gallery spaces, a 13th century tithe barn and the Long Gallery in a converted dairy. Now representing Olivia Clifton-Bligh's hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints from The Tree Calendar.
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​​David Simon Contemporary
Bath
David Simon Contemporary
4 Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2QZ

davidsimoncontemporary.com
​Opening hours:
​Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm,
​closed on Wednesdays
SCULPTURE SHOW: CONTINUUM
​7th February - 4th March 2019
PRIVATE VIEW : Thursday 7th February, 6 - 8pm RSVP gallery@davidsimoncontemporary.com / 01225 460189
​​Contemporary art gallery in the centre of Bath, specialising in British painting, original prints, sculpture, ceramics and glass by established and emerging artists, including hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints and limited edition bronze sculptures by Olivia Clifton-Bligh.
'Bee Speaker' will be on show in this excellent group exhibition with work by Edward Willis, Edward Chudleigh, Keith Varney.
In an exhibition exclusively focused on sculpture, four artists have developed a diverse body of work, with a common theme of pattern in nature, from biological Helix forms, to ideas of balance and form. This dynamic show incorporates an interplay of geometric abstraction and figuration through a variety of materials including bronze, oak and porcelain.
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2018: previously
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Artichoke Gallery
​East Sussex
31 March - 30 June 2018
​Artichoke Gallery
Church Street, Ticehurst TN5 7AE
artichokegallery.co.uk
Opening hours:
​Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Beneath the Canopy 
​​painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery including hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh including the Feathers and Flora series.
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​Delamore Arts
Devon
Every day in May 2018
​10.30am-4.30pm daily
Delamore Arts, Devon PL21 9QT
admission £7.50

delamore-art.co.uk
Summer Show
New hand burnished linocut prints from the Tree Ogham series by Olivia Clifton-Bligh in a 
vibrant exhibition of new work by contemporary artists in a beautiful country house and sculpture garden on the edge of Dartmoor.
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Talos Art Foundry
Hampshire
12th & 13th May 2018
10am-5pm daily
Talos Art Foundry 
Project Workshops, Lains Farm, Quarley, Hampshire SP11 8PX
talosartfoundry.co.uk
project-workshop.co.uk
Summer Show
Exhibition of bronze sculpture including work by Olivia Clifton-Bligh
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Horatio's Garden
London
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Thursday 24th May
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horatiosgarden.org.uk

Chelsea Secret Art Sale
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Raising funds for Horatio's Garden to create beautiful gardens in NHS spinal injury centres.

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​Bull Mill Arts 
​Wiltshire
7th-8th July
​10am-5pm
Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire BA12 8AY
Private view and performance on Saturday 7th July 6pm

A Calendar of Trees
​​Hand burnished prints, bronze sculptures and work-in-progress by Olivia Clifton-Bligh; musical manuscripts and piano performance by Dean Brodrick accompanied by Melissa Holding; spoon carving by Jill Swan; books by Julian Hight; woodturning by Trevor Parry; and guest speakers Amelia Ap Ellis (gardener, member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and the Stonehenge and Amesbury Druids) and Pens Salmon (initiator of the Birth Trees project).
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Creative Gallery
​Dorset
2nd July - 2nd August
​10am-5pm daily
Wareham, Dorset BH20 4NB
Summer Show
Hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh
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​​​David Simon Contemporary
Bath
2nd August - 3rd September 2018
David Simon Contemporary
4 Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2QZ

davidsimoncontemporary.com
​Opening hours:
​Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm,
​closed on Wednesdays
SUMMER SHOW
Malcolm Ashman RBA ROI RWA, Olivia Clifton-Bligh, Parastoo Ganjei, Andrew Lansley, Stephen Lavis, Jackie Philip and Lawrence Quigley
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​Creative Gallery
​Dorset
1 November - 24 December
​10am-5pm daily
Wareham, Dorset BH20 4NB
​creativegallerywareham.co.uk
Christmas Show
Mixed show with ceramics, paintings, sculpture, jewellery and glassware as well as hand burnished  linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh
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​Bull Mill Arts 
​Wiltshire
1st-9th December
​10am-5pm
Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire BA12 8AY

The marvellous Bull Mill Arts Bazaar returns with a magnificent medley of fine arts and crafts, brimful with gorgeous hand crafted goods, including new fare and old favourites.

2017: previously
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Tanya Baxter Contemporary
London
14th December 6.30-8.30pm
The Kings Road Gallery,
436 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
tanyabaxtercontemporary.com
Christmas Exhibition with mulled wine, mince pies and Christmas carols.

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​David Simon Contemporary
Bath
1st-23rd December 2017
David Simon Contemporary
4 Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2QZ

davidsimoncontemporary.com
​Opening hours:
​Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm, Wednesday 2pm-6pm 
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​LAUNCH PARTY Saturday 2nd December 2-6pm
​with seasonal refreshments.

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Bull Mill Arts Bazaar 
Wiltshire
2nd-10th December 2017
10am-5pm daily
Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire BA12 8AY
​bullmillarts.co.uk
facebook.com/Bull-Mill-Arts
A gorgeous eclectic collection of arts and crafts, brimful with beautiful handcrafted goods.
​And resident artists at Bull Mill, open their studios showing contemporary painting, bronze sculpture and linocut printmaking.
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The Prince's Trust
Bath
30th November 2017
The Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH

www.princes-trust.org.uk
For information and tickets, please contact Allie May 0117 943 4948 alexandra.may@princes-trust.org.uk.
​Champagne and canapé reception, followed by a three-course dinner, entertainment and live auction. Exclusive artwork kindly donated by famed and local artists such as Sir Peter Blake CBE, Anita Klein, Nick Park CBE, Olivia Clifton-Bligh MRBS and many more. Followed by a three-course dinner, entertainment and live auction.
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A Postcard for William
Wiltshire
25th November 2017 10am-4pm
Water Street, Mere BA12 6DY
Information from laura@laurarichart.co.uk

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/WilliamEdkins
Exhibition and sale of postcard sized artwork donated by renowned and local artists raising funds for the Edkin family in aid of their son William.
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Beckington Ball
​Somerset
Saturday 7th October 2017
www.facebook.com/pg/beckingtonball
Champagne reception, fine dining, live music and art auction raised over £29,000 in aid of the Forever Friends appeal for the new Bath Royal united Hospital Cancer Care Centre. 
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quARTet
Stourhead Estate

2nd-19th October 2017
​11am-5pm daily
OPEN EVENING 
Thursday 5th October 6-8pm
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First View Gallery, Spread Eagle Courtyard, Wiltshire BA12 6QE
nationaltrust.org.uk
Four artists exhibiting in the Spread Eagle courtyard by the beautiful gardens of Stourhead:
Olivia Clifton-Bligh (hand burnished linocut prints and limited edition bronze sculpture)
Tanya Hinton (wild weathered wood paintings) tanyahinton.jimdo.com
Kate Cochrane (landscape paintings) katecochrane.me
Tim Rose (ceramic sculpture and pots) timrosepotsandprints.com
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Bull Mill Arts Open Studios
Wiltshire
Saturday 27th May -
​Sunday 4th June 2017

10.30am-5.30pm daily
Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire BA12 8AY
wvat.co.uk
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bullmillarts.co.uk
facebook.com/Bull-Mill-Arts
Hand burnished prints, bronze sculptures and work-in-progress by Olivia Clifton-Bligh. Resident and guest artists also exhibiting painting, drawing, wood turning and jewellery during the Wylye Valley Art Trail.
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Delamore Arts
Devon
Every day in May 2017
​10.30am-4.30pm daily
Delamore Arts, Devon PL21 9QT
admission £7.50

delamore-art.co.uk
New hand burnished linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh in a vibrant exhibition of new work by contemporary artists in a beautiful country house and sculpture garden on the edge of Dartmoor.
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FRESH:
​Contemporary Art Fair
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Cheltenham Racecourse
​12th-14th May 2017
exhibiting with
​David Simon Contemporary
freshartfair.net
davidsimoncontemporary.com
Bronze sculptures by Olivia Clifton-Bligh 
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​Wine Street Gallery
Wiltshire
December 2016 -
​February 2017

Wine Street Gallery, Devizes SN10 2HJ
www.facebook.com/winestreetgallery
​New hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints by Olivia Clifton-Bligh with woodcuts, etchings, ceramics and sculpture by Trevor Haddrell, Elaine Peto, Jennie Gilbert and Elaine Peto among others.
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David Simon Contemporary
Bath
December 2016 - 
​January 2017

David Simon Contemporary
4 Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2QZ

​Opening hours:
​Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm, Wednesday 2pm-6pm 


Winter Exhibition at this excellent contemporary art gallery in the Georgian heart of Bath, with new hand burnished and illuminated linocuts and bronze sculptures by Olivia Clifton-Bligh. 
davidsimoncontemporary.com

Selected exhibitions 1995-2018

2018-2019      Messums Wiltshire
2000-2019      The Kings Road Gallery, Chelsea, London
2015-2019      David Simon Contemporary, Bath
2015-2019      Article, Bath
2001-2019      Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire
2004-2018      Delamore Arts, Cornwood, Devon
2015-2017      Wine Street Gallery, Devizes
​2015-2016      Studio 53, Salisbury
2011-2016      The Sculpture Park, Surrey
2002-2015      Stone Lane Gardens, Chagford, Devon
2010-2013      Long and Ryle, Pimlico, London
2007-2013      The Gallery, Pewsey, WIltshire
2011-2012      The Cartshed Gallery, Semley, Dorset
2010-2011      Gallery Lefort, Bath
2005-2009      The Phoenix Gallery, Hartley Whitney, Hampshire
1998-2000      CASA Studios, London
1998-1999      Fulham Arthouse, London
1996-1999      The Camberwell Gallery, London
1996-1998      The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London
1993-1998       Clockwork Studios, London
​1994-1995      ​The Tabernacle Gallery, London
  
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Olivia Clifton-Bligh © 2018